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Update on Santa Monica Beach Stabbing



Update to Monday's stabbing on Santa Monica Beach


The 27-year-old man was that was stabbed by the restrooms on the 2000 block of the beach was taken to a hospital where he eventually died from his injuries.

Witnesses who stayed in the area said they heard an argument between the victim and the suspect in a breezeway next to the men’s restrooms. One of the witnesses then saw the suspect stab the victim several times in the torso and chest, police said. Whether the assailant and victim knew each other remains under investigation.





The suspect, was a homeless man identified as 48-year-old Juan Evarastico Bahena. Police found the weapon belived to be used in the attack in the Bahena’s backpack.



Juan Evarastico Bahena is seen in a photo released by the Santa Monica Police Department on Aug. 1, 2023

Additional details will be provided when available.
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